seeking grace for every day. . .

seeking grace for every day. . .

Worried What Others Think Of You? Get Yourself Free Of That Trap!!!

You have two options in life: March to the beat of your own drum or NOT.

For a country obsessed with ‘selfies’ we are a people terrified of being ourselves.

What if my friends don’t like my hair, my shoes, my furniture?
Easy, get new friends.

We’re constantly fluctuating between finding ourselves and reinventing ourselves.
Let’s make up our minds and just get on with being what we are and doing what we do.

I want to be like this:

COMFORTABLE IN MY OWN SKIN.

If I want wrinkles I’ll have them, if I want Botox, I’ll get it.
If that bothers you, then stop thinking about it.

And I want to be like this:

Free to wear the cool red sunglasses at church 😉

God made us social creatures, but He also warned us not to get ‘caught in the trap’ of worrying about what others think of us.Being guided by the opinions and judgments of others is the quickest route to insecurity and unhappiness!

Did you notice that the elephant has a broken right tusk?
Did you judge her for that?
Elephants are suppose to have beautifully symmetrical tusks, right?
How can she come out of the trees with that broken tusk?
You’d think she’d be too embarrassed?
Is that why she was alone, did the others shun her, ditch her, not answer her calls?

We all have broken parts.
That doesn’t mean we aren’t still spectacular!!!

I hope I can look at others and see the awesomeness God built in to them and have compassion for the broken parts.
And laugh with the one wearing the funky sunglasses.
She’s usually the one that’s the most fun 😉

Miss you Patti! The David illustration is perfect.
I was just in Murugu, the village where Sarah was stung by an African ‘killer’ bee. Donne told me the story ;). We ministered in the church there and it’s next door to the Bee Keeping Training Center—I didn’t know that until I was finished the 2nd day teaching the kids outside under the big tree.

It foxes you! I love that 😉 what a highly descriptive phrase. Is that an old saying like, safe as houses? Thanks for commenting. In a few weeks I’ll be back in the US with unlimited Internet. I’ve missed reading your blog and others at WP, but we have very limited capacity here in the bush.

I have to say that one of the hard things about blogging was getting past the ‘I hope they like me phase’, but then I did—that’s when it started being FUN. I like that word celebrate. That’s what I’m doing from now on Bob, I’m celebrating. Thank you.

No, but the freedom it brings is a key part of experiencing joy and peace even in the tween and teen years. That boy is blessed to have someone like you to talk with ;). Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment.

I sometimes forget just how much God is “for us” (Rom. 8:31). I want to begin each morning with that truth and look for the blessings He heaps on me in every new day (Ps. 68:19) 😉 Free from the fear of man! Blessings friend.

I pretty much march to my own drum….and I am over the “I hope they like me” phase. Now I am in the “I hope the ones that used to like don’t think I have gone round the bend!” ❤ you much…thank you for sharing and helping me to remember the truth.